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Wednesday, April 29, 1970
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The Headlines
Jersey Court Voids State's Busing Aid To Private Pupils
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
ABC
The Jackson 5
#1 at the box office
Airport †
$502,500
The must-have
Lite-Brite
On This Day
Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail in an attempt to cut off supplies to the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Hirohito (1901)
- Henri Poincaré (1854)
- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (1968)
- Alexander II of Russia (1818)
- Uma Thurman (1970)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
discostreakyuppie
Trucker Cb
10-4bearconvoygood buddysmokey
Funk Soul
can you dig itjiveright onsolidturkey
Tech Check
Floppy Disk, Digital Watch & Boeing 747 (Service).
Style of 1970
Silhouette: Long and lean
Material: Polyester and corduroy
- Maxi dresses
- Platform shoes
- Leisure suits
Cost of Living (1970)
Loaf of Bread
$0.25
Gallon of Gas
$0.36
Average Home
$17,000
New Car
$3,450
Time Elapsed
20,491 days ago
(56 years, 51 days)